Legal Opinion
Roman v. Jeffes
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 8, 1990No. 89-1588PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This is a prisoner’s civil rights case, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which the district court, after the initial grant of in forma pauper-is status, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), and service of process on certain defendants, dismissed the complaint as legally frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). Plaintiff, Jason Roman, an inmate at Lehigh County Prison in Allentown, PA, proceeding pro se, appeals from this judgment. The appeal presents the important question whether dismissal of a complaint as frivolous pursuant to § 1915(d) is appropriate at that stage of the…
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